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The Portuguese army flag is red with a golden lion holding a sword (well,
I only say this because I’ve seen it in an air show, in the section of army
parashooters).
João Madureira, 02 May 1998
This was some time ago, in "Estoril Air Show 97", held in the Aeródromo
Municipal de Cascais (Cascais Municipal Airstrip) at Tires, from 12 to
14 of September 1997. In the day I visited the show (I don’t remember in which
day), there was a demonstration of the Army (not Air
Force) parachuters.
First, there came some parashooters with smoke on their feet, then a parashooter
with the flag I described, and finally, one with the national flag. The flag
was red with a golden lion rampant holding a sword (also golden but with the
blade in argent). This probably isn’t of the air force because the parachooters
were from the Army, and the emblem of the Air
Force is different.
João Madureira, 04 May 1998
Talking about flags, [sjcXX] says:
The Army’s heraldic flags are for use on parade, and are divided into:Unit heraldic flags always accompany the commanding officer on parades.
- flammes for companies, or equivalent;
- guidons de mérite, for platoons or companies which, having performed a feat of arms of exceptional worth, have been awarded a decoration equivalent to, or greater than, the War Cross 1st Class;
- étendards for regiments or equivalent, and exceptionally for independent companies and battalions;
- gaillardets for generals exercising command, in command of Arms or Services, or members of the government.
[sjcXX] quotes from the regulations — decree 24107 of 3rd June 1969, published in L’Ordre de l’Armée 1st series, no.6 of 30th June 1969: